Trustee Board
As a registered charity, we have a board of trustees who govern the organisation and direct how it is managed and run.
Our trustee board is made up of our full time officers, 3 elected student trustees, and 3 external trustees. Find out more about them below.
EXTERNAL TRUSTEES:
Nathan Townsend
Nathan was elected to our Trustee Board in October 2017. Nathan is a Brunel law graduate and an ardent supporter of the university. He works as a senior lawyer advising institutional investors. Nathan has broad legal experience combined with compliance and governance expertise.
Peter Smallwood
Peter was elected to our Trustee Board in July, 2019 and brings a wealth of campaigning knowledge to the Union from his experience in local government. Peter was in fact a Student Trustee in 2011 before becoming the Vice President for Academic Representation in 2012.
Katie Ross
Katie was elected to our Trustee Board in July, 2019. After being elected as an Officer and Trustee for Bedfordshire Student Union, she has gone on to work in Public Affairs at both Universities UK and WonkHE, a leading Higher Education UK ThinkTank.
Julie Atherton
Julie was elected to our Trustee Board in October 2018. The Founder and MD of Small Wonder, Julie is a business leader, consultant and strategist with 30 years experience working with global brands in B2B, B2C and the 3rd sector. She has a particular interest in supporting equal access to educational opportunities for all and is an experienced trustee and non-executive director in this area.
STUDENT TRUSTEES:
Mohammad Khalifa
Mo was elected onto the Trustee Board in July 2019, having held roles such as PGR rep, department of life sciences rep and student assembly member over the past 5 years. He is currently a Doctoral researcher in biosciences looking into the safety of Gene Therapies. In his free time he enjoys volunteering with St. John Ambulance.
Ravina Jignesh
Elected in Jun 2021, having previously held a role as a student governer and council member at CNWL College.
Krison Kirit:
Elected in Jun 2021, Krison has been very involved in the Unions democracy, and has led on supporting international students with issues relating to; payments, eVision, registration, accommodation, Visas and Blackboard learn.